It is he who, coming from heaven to the earth because of the suffering one,

and clothing himself in that same one through a virgin's womb, and coming forth a man,

accepted the passions of the suffering one through the body which was able to suffer,

and dissolved the passions of the flesh;

and by the Spirit ,which could not die he killed death the killer of men.-St Melito, Peri Pascha, 66

#St_Melito
#Christ
#Soteriology

"No, they eat and drink, Sam. The Shadow that bred them can only mock, it cannot make: not real new things of its own. I don't think it gave life to the orcs, it only ruined them and twisted them; and if they are to live at all, they have to live like other living creatures."-Tolkien

#Pride_month
#LGBTQ

To commemorate Pride Month from now until the end of 30th June, Art of Christendom will be posting a painting of Christian marriage with this quote from J R R Tolkien each day.

Thank you

"No, they eat and drink, Sam. The Shadow that bred them can only mock, it cannot make: not real new things of its own. I don't think it gave life to the orcs, it only ruined them and twisted them; and if they are to live at all, they have to live like other living creatures."-Tolkien

#Pride_month
#LGBTQ

"No, they eat and drink, Sam. The Shadow that bred them can only mock, it cannot make: not real new things of its own. I don't think it gave life to the orcs, it only ruined them and twisted them; and if they are to live at all, they have to live like other living creatures."-Tolkien

#Pride_month
#LGBTQ

"No, they eat and drink, Sam. The Shadow that bred them can only mock, it cannot make: not real new things of its own. I don't think it gave life to the orcs, it only ruined them and twisted them; and if they are to live at all, they have to live like other living creatures."-Tolkien

#Pride_month
#LGBTQ

"No, they eat and drink, Sam. The Shadow that bred them can only mock, it cannot make: not real new things of its own. I don't think it gave life to the orcs, it only ruined them and twisted them; and if they are to live at all, they have to live like other living creatures."-Tolkien

#Pride_month
#LGBTQ

"No, they eat and drink, Sam. The Shadow that bred them can only mock, it cannot make: not real new things of its own. I don't think it gave life to the orcs, it only ruined them and twisted them; and if they are to live at all, they have to live like other living creatures."-Tolkien

#Pride_month
#LGBTQ

Now I am a little motivated to destroy LGBT